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 worth seeing. Now if you are interested in beautiful roses, there is Alexandra's own little rose-garden [ rises.]

—Oh, yes.

—[Sweetly.] The roses are her pride and joy and there are some rare specimens among them.

—[Without enthusiasm.] Splendid! [His eyes seek out .]

—[Comes forward.] Your highness may be interested in the new dairy I saw here yesterday. An absolutely modern innovation. They milk the cows by vacuum.

—By vacuum?

—Yes, your highness.

—Like sucking up dust from a carpet?

—Exactly. It is most interesting.

—But that sounds quite fantastic. One really must look at it. I have never seen anything like that before. [ sits down.] And did you have it installed yourself, Aunt Beatrice?

—I installed it as an experiment.

—You are really a remarkable woman.

—If I may say so, Albert, the dairy is quite far from here.

—All the better. We need a little exercise.